Strength was determined from one-repetition maximum (1RM) free weight and modality specific upper-body press measured before and after 12 weeks of periodized RT with each modality. From a large cohort (N = 570), the top and bottom 20% were identified for one-repetition maximum bench press with free weights (FW, n = 60), seated horizontal press (SHP, n = 80), and supine vertical press (SVP, n = 87) for low (n = 94) or high (n = 133) FFMI (FFMI = FFM/Ht2) groups. RT also included upper- and lower-...